Votorantim Metais promotes the 2nd Client Meeting with subject “Future Brazil” The second edition of the event will be an opportunity to discuss about market trends and outlooks for the metal sector São Paulo, April 12, 2010 – Votorantim Metais promotes the second year of the annual event for clients in Brazil and abroad on Tuesday (04/12) in São Paulo, at the Unique hotel. The event is a company-market relationship initiative and it will bring together all the company leaders from Brazil and abroad. “One of the 2011 objectives is to strengthen the relationship with our clients and find growth opportunities together. We believe that Brasil do Futuro (Brazil of the Future) is quite promising and with good perspectives for the metal consumption market”, states João Bosco Silva, superintendent-director of the company. In the event, issues such as the growth of the Brazilian economy, the current scenario of the metal market within the country and all over the world and the main infrastructure investments in Brazil which will be the venue for 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, will be dealt with. To talk about these issues, the company has invited economist David Wilson, director of Commodities Societé Génerale Corporate & Investment Banking, who will analyze the commodities current market worldwide, journalist Ricardo Amorim who will talk about the Brazilian economic market and Sérgio Eduardo Santos, managing director of Votorantim Metais’ new businesses, who will present the details on the national metal demand to the company. “We want to prepare our clients for the civil infrastructure and construction growth which will be generated by the large events that the Country will host, which will be reflected in good business opportunities”, concluded Bosco. Another highlight of the event will be the discussions about the best sustainable practices in the Brazilian business scenario, with the presence of Gislaine Rossetti, Basf corporate communication and sustainability director, Luiz Antonio Rossi, ArcelorMittal Brazil institutional relations and communications managing director, Armando Valle, Whirlpool Latin America institutional relations and sustainability vice-president and Moises Falco, Promon Engenharia Knowledge Management CEO. Panel Program Infrastructure Carlos Arthur Nuzman President of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Organizing Committee Jaime Henrique Caldas Parreira Infraero Engineering and Environment Director Bernardo Figueiredo Agência Nacional de Transportes Terrestres (ANTT) (Land Transport National Agency) Managing Director Mauricio Tolmasquim President of Pesquisa Energética (EPE) Mediation Milton Jung CBN News Presenter Sustainability Gislaine Rossetti Basf South America Corporate Communication and Sustainability Director Luiz Antonio Rossi ArcelorMittal Brazil Institutional Relations and Communications Managing Director Armando Valle Whirlpool Latin America Institutional Relations and Communications Vicepresident Moises Falco Promon Engenharia Knowledge Management CEO Mediation Aron Belinky Consultant in Social Responsibility and Sustainability Lecturers Ricardo Amorim Economist and presenter of GloboNews Manhattan Connection Sergio Eduardo Santos Votorantim Metais New Businesses Managing Director David Wilson Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking Metal Research Director More Information | FSB Communications Marcelo Montenegro 11 3165-9698 [email protected] Thiago Salles 11 3165-9577 [email protected]